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Daily Archives: October 16, 2013
Toasted cloves
The other day I was browsing through lots in a coin auction and spotted a very interesting silver restrike 1780 Maria Theresa Taler with clove countermarks from Pemba Island, off the coast of modern-day Tanzania. The coin Maria Theresa talers (or thalers) feature … Continue reading →
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Tagged cloves, countermarks, Julius Nyerere, Maria Theresa, Maria Theresa Taler, Pemba Island, President Nyerere, Taler, Tanzania, Thaler, ujamaa, Zanzibar
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